> Maybe they're doing it because it's the right thing to do, and because they'd like people to trust them.
I worked for FB briefly. It was enough to convince me that the "it's the right thing to do" is definitely not relevant to this question.
I worked for FB briefly. It was enough to convince me that the "it's the right thing to do" is definitely not relevant to this question.
What actually happens is the reverse. 99% of engineers can have amazing values that you share, but they do not ultimately make the decisions. The board, Zuck, and the $ do.
1. sell ads base on the message itself, get crushed in the media; 2. encrypt message but sell ads based on profile and meta data, get good publicity. I think they are doing option 2
Messaging is just part of the platform. My guess is that they want to forgo this part and concentrate on others